Church Street

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Description:

Photograph showing the damage from the earthquake that occurred on August 31, 1886 to buildings on Church Street. Caption on reverse reads, "Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.94, Ruins on Church street."

George LaGrange Cook was a well-known photographer in Charleston who photographed the destruction of the 1886 earthquake soon after it happened, producing a series of images titled "Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity" that could be purchased as souvenirs.
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.94, Ruins on Church Street.'